Five minutes for world geography

The NCAA tournament is a phenomenon, and it stretches to the far corners of the globe. This year, there are 103 players born outside the United States competing in the DI Men’s Basketball Championship.

Twenty-nine teams — 43 percent of the field — have at least two international players on the roster. Fourteen teams have one (20 percent). Twenty-five teams (37 percent) do not have a player born outside the U.S.

, including No. 1 overall seed Kentucky.

For the 103 international players, the position breakdown is forward (47), center (24) and guard (32). The tallest player is 7-foot-6 Mamadou Ndiaye of UC Irvine; the shortest is Michigan State’s Lourawls Nairn Jr. at 5-10.

If you’re looking to recruit while on vacation, head Down Under. Eight players are from Sydney, Australia; four others are from Melbourne and one is from Adelaide. Other hot spots include Montreal, Quebec (5) and Toronto, Ontario (5).

2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS WITH INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

NO.

PLAYER

POS.

HGT.

WGT.

CLASS

HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL

Albany Great Danes (5)

10

Mike Rowley

F

6-8

230

So.

Sydney, Australia / Knox Grammar School

12

Peter Hooley

G

6-4

200

Jr.

Adelaide, Australia / Concordia College

14

Sam Rowley

F

6-6

230

Sr.

Sydney, Australia / Knox Grammar School

22

Richard Peters

C

6-11

275

So.

Pickering, Ontario / Westwind Prep Academy

33

Geremy McKay

F

6-7

225

Fr.

Melbourne, Australia / Caulfield Grammar School

Arizona Wildcats (1)

14

Dusan Ristic

C

7-0

245

Fr.

Novi Sad, Serbia / Sunrise Christian Academy

Arkansas Razorbacks (1)

33

Moses Kingsley

F

6-10

230

So.

Abuja, Nigeria / Huntington Prep

Baylor Bears (2)

1

Kenny Chery

G

5-11

180

Sr.

Montreal, Quebec / Archbishop Carroll HS

45

Deng Deng

F

6-8

205

Jr.

Melbourne, Australia / Box Hill Secondary College

Buffalo Bulls (2)

10

Jarryn Skeete

G

6-3

175

Jr.

Brompton, Ontario / Wasatch Academy

20

Rodell Wigginton

F

6-5

215

Jr.

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia / Lee Academy

Butler Bulldogs (1)

11

Jackson Aldridge

G

6-0

187

Sr.

Sydney, Australia /Australia Inst. of Sport

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4)

12

Michel Enanga

F

6-6

215

Jr.

Yaounde, Cameroon / Montverde Academy

13

Uros Ljeskovic

F

6-8

240

Jr.

Niksic, Montenegro / Nelson HS

21

Tristian Curtis

F

6-7

220

Jr.

Nassau, Bahamas / Lamar HS

23

Badou Diagne

F

6-7

220

Jr.

Dakar, Senegal / Impact Basketball Academy

Davidson Wildcats (4)

1

Nathan Ekwu

F

6-7

235

Fr.

Enugu, Nigeria / Cardinal Hayes HS

15

Oskar Michelsen

F

6-9

210

Fr.

Helsinki, Finland / Makelanrinne Sports HS

22

Ali Mackay

F

6-11

215

Sr.

North Berwick, Scotland / North Berwick HS

31

Manu Giamoukis

G

6-1

180

So.

Thessaloniki, Greece / Anatolia College

Dayton Flyers (1)

21

Dyshawn Pierre

F

6-6

230

Jr.

Whitby, Ontario / Anderson CVI

Eastern Washington Eagles (6)

0

Ognjen Miljkovic

F

6-7

220

So.

Belgrade, Serbia / Bishop Montgomery HS

2

Daniel Hill

G

5-9

165

Jr.

Sydney, Australia / Newington College HS

21

Frederik Jorg

C

7-1

295

So.

Korschenbroich, Germany / Gym. Eversten HS

32

Bogdan Bliznyuk

F

6-6

215

Fr.

Lutsk, Ukraine / Todd Beamer HS

44

Felix Von Hofe

F

6-5

200

So.

Melbourne, Australia / Aust Inst. of Sport

55

Venky Jois

F

6-8

230

Jr.

Boronia, Australia / Box Hill HS

Georgia Bulldogs (3)

15

Osahen Iduwe

F

6-9

235

Fr.

Benin City, Nigeria / St. John’s NW Mil Academy

20

Dusan Langura

G

6-4

215

So.

Romont, Switzerland / Furtah Prep

42

Nemanja Djurisic

F

6-8

230

Sr.

Podgorica, Montenegro / South Kent HS

Gonzaga Bulldogs (3)

4

Kevin Pangos

G

6-2

182

Sr.

Holland Landing, Ontario/Denison Secondary School

24

Przemek Karnowski

C

7-1

288

Jr.

Torun, Poland / Nocolaus Copernicus HS

55

Dustin Triano

G

6-3

178

Fr.

Vancouver, British Columbia / New Hampton HS

Harvard Crimson (4)

10

Patrick Steeves

F

6-7

220

Jr.

Montreal, Quebec / The Hotchkiss School

11

Chris Egi

F

6-9

215

Fr.

Markham, Ontario / Montverde Academy

14

Steve Moundou-Missi

F

6-7

225

Sr.

Yaounde, Cameroon / Montverde Academy

35

Agunwa Okolie

F

6-8

205

Jr.

Ajax, Ontario / Archbishop O’Connor HS

Indiana Hoosiers (1)

12

Hanner Mosquera-Perea

F

6-9

225

Jr.

Istmina, Colombia / La Lumiere HS

Iowa Hawkeyes (2)

0

Gabriel Olaseni

C

6-10

237

Sr.

London, England / Sunrise Christian Academy

25

Dom Uhl

F

6-8

195

Fr.

Frankfurt, Germany/ Point Pleasant Beach HS

Iowa State Cyclones (2)

15

Naz Long

G

6-4

210

Jr.

Mississauga, Ontario / St. Martin HS

34

Georgios Tsalmpouris

C

7-1

227

Fr.

Katerini, Greece / 3rd HS of Katerini

Kansas Jayhawks (1)

10

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk

G

6-8

195

Fr.

Cherkasy, Ukraine/ Cherkasy First City Gymnasia

Lafayette Leopards (2)

20

Dan Trist

F

6-9

234

Sr.

Sydney, Australia / North Sydney Boys HS

54

Nathaniel Musters

C

6-10

253

Jr.

Sydney, Australia / Sydney Tech

Louisville Cardinals (3)

5

Matz Stockman

C

7-0

240

Fr.

Oslo, Norway / Canarias Basketball Academy

12

Mangok Mathiang

C

6-10

220

So.

Melbourne, Australia / IMG Academy

14

Anas Mahmoud

F

7-0

200

Fr.

Cairo, Egypt / West Oaks Academy

LSU Tigers (2)

22

Darcy Malone

C

7-0

245

So.

Canberra, Australia / ACT Academy of Sport

31

John Odo

F

6-10

245

Sr.

Lagos, Nigeria / Faloma HS

Manhattan Jaspers (2)

3

Samson Usilo

G

6-4

205

Fr.

Lagos, Nigeria / Nazareth HS

15

Samson Akilo

F

6-8

210

Fr.

Lagos, Nigeria / Nazareth HS

Maryland Terrapins (2)

13

Ivan Bender

F

6-9

230

Fr.

Caplijina, Bosnia-Herzegovina / Elektrotehnicka Skola

15

Michal Cekovsky

F

7-1

235

Fr.

Kosice, Slovakia / Canarias Academy

Michigan State Spartans (1)

11

Lourawls Nairn Jr.

G

5-10

170

Fr.

Nassau, Bahamas / Sunrise Christian Academy

New Mexico State Aggies (9)

3

Remi Barry

F

6-8

225

Sr.

Paris, France / Del Oro HS

5

Matt Taylor

G

6-5

180

Fr.

Toronto, Ontario / Future College Prep

10

Rashawn Browne

G

6-1

170

Fr.

Toronto, Ontario / Bill Crothers Secondary

11

Johnathon Wilkins

F

6-10

225

Fr.

Paris, France / La Lumiere HS

15

Tshilidzi Nephawe

C

6-10

268

Sr.

Johannesburg, S. Africa / Stoneridge Prep

21

Tanveer Bhullar

C

7-3

335

Fr.

Toronto, Ontario / Father Henry Carr HS

23

Daniel Mullings

G

6-2

170

Sr.

Toronto, Ontario / Laurier HS

35

Jalyn Pennie

G

6-7

180

Fr.

Toronto, Ontario / Christian Faith Center

43

Pascal Siakam

F

6-9

230

Fr.

Douala, Cameroon / God’s Academy

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2)

15

Eric Katenda

F

6-9

236

Jr.

Paris, France / Sunrise Christian Academy

23

Martinas Geben

F

6-9

255

Fr.

Vilnius, Lithuania / St. Maria Goretti HS

Oklahoma Sooners (2)

2

Dinjiyl Walker

G

6-1

197

Jr.

Vaughan, Ontario / Vaughan Secondary School

24

Buddy Hield

G

6-4

212

Jr.

Freeport, Bahamas / Sunrise Christian Academy

Oklahoma State Cowboys (2)

14

Marek Soucek

C

7-0

240

Sr.

Brno, Czech Republic / Canarias Basketball Academy

32

Anthony Allen Jr.

C

7-0

240

Jr.

Kingston, Jamaica / Bassick HS

Ole Miss Rebels (4)

11

Sebastian Saiz

F

6-9

233

So.

Madrid, Spain / Sunrise Christian Academy

13

Anthony Perez

F

6-9

205

Jr.

Cumana, Venezuela / Word of Life Trad

20

John Crnogorac

C

6-11

216

Fr.

Sydney, Australia / Marshall Academy

23

Dwight Coleby

C

6-9

240

So.

Nassau, Bahamas / Piney Woods HS

Oregon Ducks (1)

41

Roman Sorkin

F

6-10

225

Fr.

Ashdod, Israel / Hof HaSharon HS

Providence Friars (2)

14

Tyree Chambers

G

6-2

182

Fr.

Bayreuth, Germany / Graf-Munster-Gymnasium

32

Junior Lomomba

G

6-5

200

So.

Montreal, Quebec / Madison Memorial HS

Robert Morris Colonials (1)

1

Lionel Gomis

F

6-9

230

Jr.

Dakar, Senegal / Blair Academy

San Diego State Aztecs (1)

2

Kevin Zabo

G

6-2

185

Fr.

Gatineau, Quebec / Brewster Academy

SMU Mustangs (1)

2

Yanick Moreira

C

6-11

220

Sr.

Luanda, Angola / Colegio Heminalia

St. John’s Red Storm (3)

10

Felix Balamou

G

6-4

192

Jr.

Conakry, Guinea/Our Savior New American HS

12

Chris Obekpa

C

6-10

236

Jr.

Makurdi, Nigeria/Our Savior New American HS

14

Amar Alibegovic

F

6-9

230

Fr.

Rome, Italy / Instituto Tecnico Minerva

UC Irvine Anteaters (4)

10

Luke Nelson

G

6-3

185

So.

Worthing, England / The Henley College

11

Haroldas Saprykinas

G

6-1

170

Fr.

Klaipeda, Lithuania / West Oaks Academy

12

Ioannis Dimakopoulos

C

7-2

257

So.

Patra, Greece / Cathedral HS

34

Mamadou Ndiaye

C

7-6

300

So.

Dakar, Senegal / Brethren Christian HS

UCLA Bruins (2)

14

Gyorgy Goloman

F

6-10

210

Fr.

Kormend, Hungary / The Sagemont School

43

Jonah Bolden

F

6-10

215

Fr.

Sydney, Australia / Brewster Academy

Utah Runnin’ Utes (3)

25

Kenneth Ogbe

G

6-6

190

So.

Ehingen, Germany / Urspring HS

31

Dallin Bachynski

C

7-0

265

Sr.

Calgary, Alberta / Sir Winston Churchill HS

42

Jakob Poeltl

F

7-0

235

Fr.

Vienna, Austria / Arkadia Traiskirchen

Valparaiso Crusaders (4)

2

Tevonn Walker

G

6-1

195

Fr.

Montreal, Quebec / Vanier College

3

Max Joseph

G

6-1

205

Fr.

Montreal, Quebec / Vanier College

10

David Skara

F

6-8

215

Fr.

Zadar, Croatia / Ekonomsko Skola Zadar

14

Vashil Fernandez

F

6-10

245

Sr.

Kingston, Jamaica / Princeton Day Academy

Villanova Wildcats (1)

31

Dylan Ennis

G

6-2

182

Jr.

Brampton, Ontario/Chicago Lake Forest Academy

Virginia Cavaliers (2)

4

Marial Shayok

G

6-5

207

Fr.

Ottawa, Ontario / Blair Academy

33

Jack Salt

C

6-11

235

Fr.

Auckland, New Zealand / Westlake HS

West Virginia Mountaineers (1)

14

Gary Browne

G

6-1

195

Sr.

Cupey, Puerto Rico / Arlington Country Day School

Wichita State Shockers (2)

20

Rauno Nurger

C

6-10

242

Fr.

n/a, Estonia / Sunrise Christian Academy

21

Tom Wamukota

C

6-11

232

Jr.

n/a, Kenya / Maseno HS

Wyoming Cowboys (1)

3

Alexander Aka Gorski

G

6-5

210

Fr.

Lund, Sweden / Sunrise Christian Academy

2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS WITH ZERO INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

Belmont Bruins

North Carolina Tar Heels

Texas Longhorns

Boise State Broncos

NC State Wolfpack

Texas Southern Tigers

BYU Cougars

North Dakota State Bison

UAB Blazers

Cincinnati Bearcats

North Florida Ospreys

UNI Panthers

Duke Blue Devils

Northeastern Huskies

VCU Rams

Georgetown Hoyas

Ohio State Buckeyes

Wisconsin Badgers

Georgia State Panthers

Purdue Boilermakers

Wofford Terriers

Hampton Pirates

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Xavier Musketeers

Kentucky Willdcats

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